OK, that’s a stupid title for an article on the Titanic. An iceberg sank the ship, aided and abetted by a stupid captain. All of the radio operators in the world and the entire US Navy would not have kept that ship from the bottom of the Atlantic. Still and interesting read. See the link below.
Quote from article:
The limited scope of early radio technology was further complicated by its popularity with novice operators, who neglected to keep airwaves clear for official messages, and often maliciously interfered with transmissions. Professional radio operators had struggled for years with amateur operators (derisively called “hams” for their “ham-fisted,” poor Morse code skills) interfering with messages.
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